Edwards AFB open day Looking Back (to my pre-digital camera days) California October 21, 2000

A brief photo-report using my scanned slides taken at the Edwards AFB open day.

One of the oldest aircraft in service with NASA, North American T-39 Sabreliner (60-3478 'ED') with 418th Flight Test Squadron.

Left to right: F/A-18B Hornet (N852NA '852'), F/A-18A Hornets (N851NA '851' and N843NA '843') all with the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards. General Dynamics NF-16D VISTA (86-0048) in-flight simulator with 412th Test Wing.

Left to right: Northrop T-38 Talon (62-715 'ED') with the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. Beech B200 Super King Air (N801NA '801') with the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. Beech C-12C Super King Air (73-1215 'ED') with 418th Flight Test Squadron. Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird (64-17971 'BB').

McDonnell Douglas F-15B Eagle (76-0130 'ED') with 445th Flight Test Squadron.

Left to right: F-15B Eagle (76-0130 'ED' and 76-0132 'ED') with 445th Flight Test Squadron.

Left to right: McDonnell Douglas F-15D Eagle (84-0046 'ED') with 445th Flight Test Squadron. A-10A Thunderbolt II (79-0174 'DM' with 79-0210 'DM') with 357th Fighter Squadron.

Left to right: Lockheed YF-117A Nighthawk (79-10782 'ED') with 410th Flight Test Squadron. Northrop B-2A Spirit (82-1068 'ED') with 419th Flight Test Squadron. Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor (91-4003 'ED') with 411th Flight Test Squadron.

Left to right: C-141C Starlifter (63-8085) with 452nd AMW AFRC. Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight (156433 'ML-434') with HMM-764 US Marines. Bell AH-1W Super Cobra (165055 'WR-730') with HMLA-775 US Marines.

Left to right: McDonnell Douglas CF-188B Hornet (188907). Canadair CT-114 Tutor (114089). Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros (N39DF) named 'Wild Child' crashed in 2006 killing two.

Left to right: North American T-28C Trojan (140653 '2S' registered N653DB). Lockheed T-33B Shooting Star (16581 previously 128796 registered NX9124Z). Hawker Hunter F.58 (J-4060 registered NX58WJ).